Creamed Ayu? I don't think you understand the meaning of this poll, haha.

Namie's been through hell and back, which is probably why she's #1 here. Divorced, single mother, with a dead mother due to a relative going crazy or w/e... aie.

Ayu's also been through a lot (no father in her life, broke up with longtime boyfriend, friend died recently, lost hearing in one ear, broken hand during a live, etc etc.) but I don't think Ayu's troubles can outdo Namie's at all.

"Gorgeous" and "charisma" were used to describe Ayu, and that she had a kakkoii / cool appearance.

Congratz to Ayu & Namie.
Both deserves the highest position :yes

It's great but I think they don't have any idea for what to chart anymore ... XD

personally, i think Ayu and Namie should be switched in the ranking, but still, they're bth decent commercial role models. congrats to everyone on the list!

yayy for namie & ayu! :love

congrats! they deserve those spots <3

that's where japanese and non-japanese people's opinions differ, i guess.

anyway, it's good to see both of them on the chart.

Namie has endured crazy hardships... (read something about her mother being murdered by a relative?)

Ayu too... we all know about her life right?

Nice poll :) I like it. Learn to overcome obstacles!

Her mother was brutally murdered by her brother-in-law on the same releasing day(17th March 99) of her 12th single "Respect the Power of Love". Namie cancelled promotion for this single and flew to Okinawa to identify her mother's body.
Since then she had never returned to her hometown Okinawa, until late 2006 on her Live Style Tour 2006, she's came back to perform after many years & cried alot when performing "NEVER END" there. Not to mention the lyric of the song itself is very touching, NEVER END lyric


That's why I always respect the power of Namie, she's such a strong woman.

Thanks rocky raven for the info <3

And congrats to Namie :heart
She totally deserves it :yes

She's such strong person and a real role model <3


Also good to see Anna Tsuchiya and ayaka and Ayumi there, they have been through lots as well and are real role models as well. :)

That's all great.... but what kind of poll name is that :laugh

i love that performance :yes
makes me sad everytime i watch it :(

also people should read this:
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80284

She really is super strong. I'm not sure I could pick myself up the way she did if something like that happened to my parents...

congrats to both ayu and namie. ^^

they deserved it :yes

Yay for Namie and Ayu~ They both definitely have seen their share of hardships in the business and life, so it's only natural that they are on top! :D

Congrats to Namie and Ayu! :D

congrats to them both, they deserve it :)

Just out of interest..why do you think that? I mean...Namie and Ayu have had much harder lives than Kumi.
Ayu came from a broken home, lost her ear, left her boyfriend of God knows how many years.
Namie also came from a broken home, is now divorced, and had her mother murdered.

I don't think Kumi can quite compare with that LOL.

wow good !
congrats to everyone ! ^^
thx for the news